On-Site Volunteer - can be assigned to all kind of tasks. Please read the description of the shift you want to take over!

Do you want to support one of the largest exhibitions of furry art worldwide? Congratulations, you may!

Use only for the certification shifts

Critters experienced with the support of Fursuiters to support the actor in Fursuit.

Critter of this Type are providing material to the Games Corner. Critters that fulfil this requirement will be entered into this Group by the Games Corner Team.

Critter group for all the helpers of the outdoor stage & the Dead Dog Party (PHC Staff)

The Regline on Wednesday will get quite warm and to keep people entertained and healthy, they will be offered water.

Shifts will run between start of registration and start of Opening Ceremony seating. Two people will work together to move the cart with a keg of water along the reg queue, help handing out cups of water and answer possible questions by waiting attendees.

If you want to support the Stage team with simple but important task this is the right critter type.

Support the work of Stage behind the scenes.

Stage hands are the bedrock of the stage team. Every lighting fixture, every speaker and microphone is only there because a hand moved it. This position can be filled by critters under stage supervision, especially during setup and breakdown.

Support the work of Stage behind the scenes.

Stage hands are the bedrock of the stage team. Every lighting fixture, every speaker and microphone is only there because a hand moved it. This position can be filled by critters under stage supervision, especially during setup and breakdown.

For this critter type, it is required to have personal protection equipment (PPE), i.e. working gloves and S3 safety shoes.

Stage hand during the setup days. Please apply to this critter type, when you have at least some experience with stage.

PPE would be a plus.

Buildup/Teardown shifts for the boat parties at Eurofurence

VR Department Assistant

Who?

Pre-selected assistants or staff applicants for the VR-Department who perform tasks that require an introduction (Limited to orange type critters who completed the safety briefing).

VR Department Critter

What is the VR Department?

The new Eurofurence VR Department was first established for EF28 to bundle cross-domain expertise in extended reality (AR/MR/VR) and emerging technologies in a dedicated team. The importance of virtual reality in furry fandom has now become so significant that calls from the community for its integration into the convention have grown louder and louder.

We are a diverse team of VR natives, IT technicians, programmers, game designers, artists, event technicians and many more.

Example Critter Tasks

• Setup and teardown tasks related to VR Department A/V tech - aka helping us move stuff from A to B and installing equipment
• Monitoring motion capture and streaming systems as well as support of performers during stage events.

VR Dancers

This group for pre-selected on-site VR Dancers of the VR Department. Critters of this type may sign up for dance shifts at the Arena Stage.

Who, what?

people who are interested in performing at EF on site as VR dancers during some selected DJ sets. The corresponding live performance to the music will then be projected onto the stage screens by the VJs. A preliminary interview and assessment (or word-of-mouth recommendation) are required, as well as a mandatory setup appointment on site.

Procedure outline

• There will be a separate VR setup at the Eurofurence dance stage this year.

• Registered performers can sign up for the corresponding slots to have their dance performance projected. The available slots will be announced as soon as the schedules are finalized.

• The duration of the performances is flexible (30 minutes - up to a whole set depending on availability) - it is important to come to coordinate with the other performers. We will make sure that the changeover time is not too long. All registered dancers are allowed to participate. The goal is to make the most of the schedule.

• It is also possible to pause during a performance - screening is not always continuous, depending on the artistic choices and stage directions at the FoH.

• Dancers are always supervised by an operator who takes care of the streaming setup and hardware and communicates with the dancer.

Our Setup

• A separate area with a SteamVR setup will be provided. There will be four base stations, a Valve Index HMD with a PU leather gasket + Knuckles via a cable pulley and up to ten trackers (3x HTC Vive 3.0, 7x Tundra Labs). Corresponding hygiene management is also available.

• We have to evaluate the tracking quality on site - the minimum setup is head/hands/hip/feet.

• We only provide basic tracker straps. If you have your own and want to bring and use them, that is ideal. The same applies if you want to use your own Valve Index gasket.

• We can only integrate your own hardware to a limited extent and by arrangement (eventually Quest Pro, etc.). Personal computers cannot be used/interfaced.

• The choice of avatars is free as long as they are SFW or nothing else speaks against them (use common sense). Note: “green” avatars should not be a problem, since we don't use a “green screen” but extract transparency directly from the game.

• All performers should log in to the corresponding computer in VRChat on a setup day beforehand so that a quick-launch profile can be created before the performance. If you do not want to do this, you should create a secondary or dummy account in advance and upload the corresponding avatars there (if the avatars to be used are not public). Account changes have so far contributed to long changeover times, which we want to correct as practiced at other cons.

• The sound of the dance hall will be audible in the performer's area, there will also be a speaker (monitor wedge) at the edge of the dance floor to hear the sound without latency. A video livestream of the action on the dance floor will be played in VR via a desktop window (with slight latency). We are currently evaluating whether you can invite a limited number of friends to the instance (who will not be screened) and watch/listen to a re-stream to dance together.

Thank you for your support and interest! If you have questions or would like to apply, please contact @WilkPolarny